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Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright Globe Correspondents July 05, 2018 During these turbulent times, we seek the sweet solace of TV baking shows, where the worst that can happen is a soggy bottom or curdled custard. Hooked on the sugar rush of “The Great British Baking Show,” the gentlest, most polite competition ever, we added a baker’s dozen TV baking shows to our Netflix queue. Mind you, we never get up off the couch and actually bake, but we do offer helpful advice to the competitors by shouting, “That’ll never set — put it in the blast chiller!” at the screen.When we realized that three of our favorite Food Network bakers are based in New England, we had to investigate. Joining us on our pastry pilgrimage was our buddy Marcia. This goodie lover requests a Diane-baked cherry pie every year as a birthday gift. And when we … [Read more...] about A pastry pilgrimage to sample sweets from Food Network competitors

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is promoting a federal bill that could alter the devastation of the opioid crisis in her home state of Massachusetts. The Cape Cod Times reports Warren, a co-sponsor of the $100 billion spending bill, spoke Saturday to a crowd of more than 200 people at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich. Warren says an average 115 people die in opioid-related deaths each day in the U.S., and that her bill is modeled after the Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 because of the stigma tied to both diseases. At least $2.7 million a year would support outreach and treatment programs on Cape Cod if the bill passes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned not to eat any romaine lettuce after an e. coli outbreak has sickened over 50 people across 16 U.S. states. All lettuce is suspect unless it is clearly not from Arizona. (Published Saturday, April 21, 2018) Warren also met with Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe leaders Saturday … [Read more...] about US Sen. Elizabeth Warren Lauds Opioid Bill at Forum

Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Emily Sweeney Globe Staff March 14, 2018 Trees fell on homes in Marshfield, Foxborough, Easton, Freetown, Mattapoisett, and Duxbury. Traffic signals stopped working in Sandwich and Orleans, and downed wires and tree limbs made roadways impassable in many cities and towns.Mother Nature’s wrath and power outages combined to make daily living a challenge in some communities across Massachusetts Wednesday. By 8:17 p.m., more than 80,000 utility customers were still without power in the state.On Martha’s Vineyard, the entire town of Aquinnah lost electricity, but by Wednesday night, all but five customers had power restored. Advertisement Orleans Fire Chief Anthony Pike said approximately 80 percent of the town was without power Wednesday morning. Get Fast Forward in your inbox: Forget yesterday's news. Get what you need today in this … [Read more...] about Cape Cod residents spend night at shelters as outages persist

Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Emily Sweeney Globe Staff March 15, 2018 Two days after a powerful nor’easter blanketed New England in a thick layer of snow, thousands of people in Massachusetts are still waiting for their electricity to come back on.As of 2 p.m. Thursday, there were 16,170 customers without power statewide, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. Communities in Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and Martha’s Vineyard were hit the hardest. Eversource reported that outages were still affecting 4,602 of their customers in Barnstable, 1,691 in Falmouth, 1,418 in Plymouth, 1,377 in Sandwich, and 688 in Wellfleet.“It’s a big improvement from yesterday,” said MEMA spokesman Christopher Besse, noting that Wednesday afternoon there were 165,000 customers without power. Advertisement Eversource officials said they expect to have … [Read more...] about Power outage numbers dropping on Cape Cod